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Pyke & Kai'Sa vs Jhin & Nautilus

Bot Lane Matchup

Pyke vs Jhin (with Kai'Sa & Nautilus) BOT matchup tips: who wins, how to trade, wave control and common mistakes.

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Who Wins

Pre-6, Nautilus wins the support 1v1 and the 2v2 lane favors Jhin + Nautilus because Nautilus's passive stacks on your hook attempts and Jhin's W is a reliable follow-up root.
Post-6, you have kill pressure with R, but Nautilus's R knocks up your entire team and interrupts your R execution window if he uses it reactively.

Your best pattern is to W into the river brush to flank, then Q hook from an unexpected angle so Nautilus cannot body-block or pre-position his own hook.
If you hook first and Kai'Sa follows immediately, Jhin is forced to burn his fourth shot defensively rather than offensively, which is the only window where you trade favorably.

Roaming is viable and recommended once you hit level 6, because your R provides guaranteed kill gold that accelerates Kai'Sa's item timing.
Roam mid when the wave is shoved in and Nautilus has just used his E or R, since Jhin cannot punish a 1v2 bot lane effectively without his support.

Do not use your E aggressively to close distance on Nautilus — he will hook you mid-dash and you will die in the middle of the lane with no escape.
Your E is a repositioning and escape tool in this matchup, not an engage, because Jhin's fourth shot will execute you if you are caught extended.

Created on 08/25/2026

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